Artificial intelligence will soon help the Indian Army analyse threats during operations, especially in sensitive areas like Jammu and Kashmir. The Ministry of Defence intends to provide the army with AI-based threat assessment software that can be linked to national databases such as UIDAI and MoRTH, according to official communication. This software will be used to “monitor people’s online presence, including on social media platforms, and derive links and trends.”
Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, particularly computer systems. AI applications include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition, and machine vision.
AI in Indian Military
As per report, among other things, the Indian Army has employed AI for facial recognition, language translation, remotely-operated weapon stations, robotic mine detectors, and intrusion detection systems.
From Kashmir in the north to Sikkim in the east, the majority of India’s sensitive borders run through the Himalayas. According to the 2022 report, the Indian Army intends to exploit the potential of AI in such critical places in order to empower the infantry to carry out their tasks in a much easier and faster manner.
The Future of AI in Military Operations
Nations recognise AI as a force multiplier in military operations, giving users a competitive advantage by contextually processing large amounts of data; identifying trends, patterns, people, and objects of interest; piloting systems and processes in both critical and non-critical military functions; and predicting and recommending courses of action that may aid, or in some cases even replace, human decision-making in high-stakes, time-sensitive situations.
AI has the potential to be used in defensive military applications as well, because it can be trained to recognise, detect, and neutralise malicious software.
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